Clothespin



D. s. BOYLES.

G'LOTHESPIN;

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 25,1921. 7 1 42 251 Patented Aug. 15, 1922..

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UNITED s 'rmas PATENT OFFIC m SQIBOYLES, ornocx 'n nn; sou'iiufcaiioiiiimi emmasr To all whom it may concern: I

Be it known that lfDiWiUS-BOYLES, a citizen of the United States, resident of Rock Hill, in the county of York and State of South Carolina, have made a certain new and useful Invention in- Clothespins; and I declare the followingto be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the invention,-

reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters or figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

Figure 1 is a face view of the invention, as applied.

Figure 2 is a vention.

Figure 3 is an edge view of the same.

The invention has relation to clothes pins, having for an object to provide an improved spring wire clothes pin, and the invention consists in the novel construction and combinations of parts, as hereinafter set forth.

In the accompanying drawings illustrat ing the invention, the numeral 2 designates the clothes line, whereon is constantly engaged the clothes pin 3, composed of a single piece of strong spring wire, the free ends 3 of which project above the line 2 in converging relation to form a handle loop 4, said ends terminating in eyes 5, engaging each other. Each of the end portions-3 extend first downwardl below the line 2 and perspective view of the inthence upwardly to form a loop 6, the two lOops 6 being located upon opposite sides of the line 2, the upwardly bent ends of each loop being coiled at 7 laterally towards and to position directly over the line 2, the coils 7 resting upon said line or being-adapted to rest thereon, the other end of each coil being then bent downwardly and upwardly to form a loop 8 matching and laterally opposite to the loop 6, the former loops being also located upon opposite sides of the line 2, the wire forming the loop 8 being bent into 8 form, or each loop 8 being double, the inner terminals thereof extending downwardly to form a loop 9 extending downwardly below the loops 6 and 8 to a considerable extent.

The 8 form or double loops 8 have their upper portions laterally opposite and normally engaging the line 2 and provide an extended bearing surface for engagement with the clothes hung upon the line, each loop 8 being in the plane of the larger loop wardly at" its lower end at'e 'to faeilitate engage nent with the clothes being hung on the line. i

The upper handle loop being grasped with through. The clothes may then be engaged "Patente d- A-iig; -App1ication filed June 25, 192 sifiai irbm isojin, h

'9, tand'each 1oop aba g ham fu ly:-at-

with the line, and the pin then lowered to 1 engage the spring loops 6 and 8 with the.

clothes on the line, the coils 7 limiting the downward movement of the pin as stated.

In the raised position of the pin the loops 6 and 8 are raised sufficiently above the line 2 to admlt of the clothes being readily en-,,

gaged with said line thereunder.

The coils 7 have the function of limiting the downward movement of the pin, and of strengthening the lateral spring action of the loops 6 and 8, the 8 form loops 8 further strengthening the lateral spring action thereof.

The free ends of the wire being always from and straddling said line and extending below the same and adapted to pin the clothes to the line.

2. In a spring wire clothes pin, a wire ment of the pin, the ends of said coil having laterally opposite loops depending theregripping member including a coil in the genfrom and straddling said line andextending below the same and adapted to pin the clothes to the line, one of said loops being of S-form.

3. In a spring wire clothes pin, two wire grippingmembers including each a coil in the general plane of the clothes line'and adapted to rest thereon to limit the down- Ward movement of the pin, the ends of said coil having laterally opposite loops depending therefrom and straddling the said line and extending below the same and adapted to pin the clothes to the line, the upper ends of certain of the loops of the wire gripping members at opposite sides of the line being extended upwardly and joined to form a handle loop above the, clothes line, and the upper ends of the other loops of said members at opposite sides o'f the line being extended downwardly and joined to form a lower loop below the line, said lower loop and said handle loop both crossing the line above 15 DAVID S. BOYLES. Witnesses:

W. J. BoYLEs, JNo. M. RUSSELL. 

